Algoma University

Algoma University
Type	School or university

Algoma University is a university in Sault Ste. Marie.

In Anishinabek News

• December 2013: The university collaborated with Kenjgewin Teg Educational Institute to offer university credits through a pilot transition program.
• February 2014: The university serves as a partner for the Azhiitaawin post-secondary program.
• June 2015: The university's Anishinaabe Initiative Division organized the Taking Care of Our Land Symposium in May 2015. Faculty members and students from the institution presented research on the spiritual and practical aspects of land management.
• August 2016: Patricia Ningewance-Nadeau planned to teach three levels of Ojibwa at the university starting in the fall of 2016.
• February 2018: The institution hosts the annual Gathering at the Rapids Pow Wow.
• March 2019: The university is a partner in a northern Ontario initiative providing transitional education for Indigenous students. Representatives from the school attended a symposium at Nipissing University in March 2019.
• August 2019: Denise Bolduc attended this institution from 1985 to 1987, where she served on the student council.
• October 2019: Quinn Meawasige chose to attend Algoma University because of its cultural supports and its partnership with Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig. The university offers a program in Community Economic and Social Development.
• September 2020: The university is a partner in the delivery of the Biidaaban Community Service-Learning program. Its students collaborated on a project to revitalize reconciliation through the Seven Grandfather Teachings.
• April 2021: The institution offers a Bachelor of Arts degree specifically focused on the Anishnaabemwin language. Mary Ann Corbiere suggested that Laurentian University should leave language revitalization to this school.
• May 2021: Scarlett Scott is enrolled in the Anishinabe Studies program at this institution. The university is associated with Scarlett Scott, who is conducting a healing walk for MMIWG2S+.
• May 2021: The university hosted a pow wow in 2020 which was the last such event Leaira Solomon attended before the COVID-19 pandemic. During the event at the university, Leaira Solomon helped her cousin Elaina dance for the first time.
• July 2021: The university campus is located on the former property of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School.
• August 2021: Paige Simon, one of the canoeists raising awareness for Indigenous history, was a social work student at Algoma University.
• August 2021: The university requested that Barbara Nolan develop an interest course for the Anishinaabemowin language.
• March 2022: Katrina Keech studied biology and environmental science at the Algoma University campus in Sault Ste. Marie.
• September 2022: The university offers an Anishinabe studies course that covers Anishinabek governing structures. Lyndin Belleau took a course at this institution before participating in the Inherent Rights Youth Initiative.
• November 2022: Twelve students from the university attended an international learning experience in Italy during September 2022. The university received funding from the Global Skills Opportunity fund to support student mobility. The trip to the Terra Madre event was the first international program for the school since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• June 2023: Jared Musgrove earned a degree in Law and Justice from this institution.
• May 2024: The university accepted Nevaeh Pine to study a double major in political science and law and justice.
• November 2025: The university's athletic teams are known as the Algoma Thunderbirds. Sadie Grawbarger chose to attend this institution to remain local and to work with specific coaching staff.
• February 2026: Shirley Horn earned a Fine Arts Degree from this university after surviving the residential school system. Both Joanne Robertson and Shirley Horn are graduates of this institution.
• June 2026: The university conferred an honorary degree upon Barbara Nolan during its spring convocation in 2026. The institution requested expertise from Barbara Nolan to help establish its foundational language courses following her success with elementary school curriculum.